AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Warriors not only lost the game at Detroit, but also perhaps the air of invincibility that had surrounded them.

The Detroit Pistons thrashed the Warriors 113-95 on Saturday, and now the Warriors have lost two of their past three games during a particularly difficult part of their travel schedule. To get to the Detroit area, the Warriors flew across the country following a back-to-back.

A 37-4 record at the midway point of the season is something the Warriors will continue to celebrate, but their latest loss left them only two games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in the NBA.

Stephen Curry scored 38 points and hit seven 3-pointers, but the Warriors appeared to be deflated after he had two would-be shots from long distance negated by offensive fouls by Leandro Barbosa and Festus Ezeli toward the end of the third quarter.

Instead of going into the fourth quarter with momentum, the Warriors trailed 85-74 and then promptly watched as the Pistons go on a 9-0 run. That was capped off by a technical foul free throw after Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton argued for a foul as Andre Drummond on the other end dunked off an alley-oop.

Curry along with Draymond Green during his return to his home state were also whistled for technical fouls in the game. Green spent portions of the game jawing with Drummond, who dominated with 14 points and 20 rebounds as the Pistons seemed to draw energy off the Warriors’ frustrations.

Green exited the game having made only one field goal, as he had five points, five rebounds and nine assists.

Harrison Barnes returned to the starting lineup for the first time in two months, but the move didn’t inject life into the Warriors. Barnes scored five points, going 2 for 11 from the field.

Off the bench, Barbosa, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston combined to go 3-for-17 from the field.

The Pistons certainly caused the Warriors problems on a night when Ben Wallace had his jersey retired in a halftime ceremony. Green wrote a heartfelt letter to Wallace about inspiring him as an undersized power forward and offered a hug at the end of the festivities.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Warriors not only lost the game at Detroit, but also perhaps the air of invincibility that had surrounded them.

The Detroit Pistons thrashed the Warriors 113-95 on Saturday, and now the Warriors have lost two of their past three games during a particularly difficult part of their travel schedule. To get to the Detroit area, the Warriors flew across the country following a back-to-back.

A 37-4 record at the midway point of the season is something the Warriors will continue to celebrate, but their latest loss left them only two games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in the NBA.

Stephen Curry scored 38 points and hit seven 3-pointers, but the Warriors appeared to be deflated after he had two would-be shots from long distance negated by offensive fouls by Leandro Barbosa and Festus Ezeli toward the end of the third quarter.

Instead of going into the fourth quarter with momentum, the Warriors trailed 85-74 and then promptly watched as the Pistons go on a 9-0 run. That was capped off by a technical foul free throw after Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton argued for a foul as Andre Drummond on the other end dunked off an alley-oop.

Curry along with Draymond Green during his return to his home state were also whistled for technical fouls in the game. Green spent portions of the game jawing with Drummond, who dominated with 14 points and 20 rebounds as the Pistons seemed to draw energy off the Warriors’ frustrations.

Green exited the game having made only one field goal, as he had five points, five rebounds and nine assists.

Harrison Barnes returned to the starting lineup for the first time in two months, but the move didn’t inject life into the Warriors. Barnes scored five points, going 2 for 11 from the field.

Off the bench, Barbosa, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston combined to go 3-for-17 from the field.

The Pistons certainly caused the Warriors problems on a night when Ben Wallace had his jersey retired in a halftime ceremony. Green wrote a heartfelt letter to Wallace about inspiring him as an undersized power forward and offered a hug at the end of the festivities.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Warriors not only lost the game at Detroit, but also perhaps the air of invincibility that had surrounded them.

The Detroit Pistons thrashed the Warriors 113-95 on Saturday, and now the Warriors have lost two of their past three games during a particularly difficult part of their travel schedule. To get to the Detroit area, the Warriors flew across the country following a back-to-back.

A 37-4 record at the midway point of the season is something the Warriors will continue to celebrate, but their latest loss left them only two games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in the NBA.

Stephen Curry scored 38 points and hit seven 3-pointers, but the Warriors appeared to be deflated after he had two would-be shots from long distance negated by offensive fouls by Leandro Barbosa and Festus Ezeli toward the end of the third quarter.

Instead of going into the fourth quarter with momentum, the Warriors trailed 85-74 and then promptly watched as the Pistons go on a 9-0 run. That was capped off by a technical foul free throw after Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton argued for a foul as Andre Drummond on the other end dunked off an alley-oop.

Curry along with Draymond Green during his return to his home state were also whistled for technical fouls in the game. Green spent portions of the game jawing with Drummond, who dominated with 14 points and 20 rebounds as the Pistons seemed to draw energy off the Warriors’ frustrations.

Green exited the game having made only one field goal, as he had five points, five rebounds and nine assists.

Harrison Barnes returned to the starting lineup for the first time in two months, but the move didn’t inject life into the Warriors. Barnes scored five points, going 2 for 11 from the field.

Off the bench, Barbosa, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston combined to go 3-for-17 from the field.

The Pistons certainly caused the Warriors problems on a night when Ben Wallace had his jersey retired in a halftime ceremony. Green wrote a heartfelt letter to Wallace about inspiring him as an undersized power forward and offered a hug at the end of the festivities.